COVID-19 mortality risk factors in older people in a long-term care center

9/2 Early treatment study

Heras et al., European Geriatric Medicine, doi:10.1007/s41999-020-00432-w (preprint 9/2) (Peer Reviewed)
COVID-19 mortality risk factors in older people in a long-term care center

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Retrospective 100 elderly nursing home patients, HCQ+AZ mortality 11.4% vs. control 61.9%, RR 0.18, p<0.001. Median age 85.

COVID-19 confirmed. 70% treated with HCQ+AZ. Details of differences between groups are not provided, and no adjustments are made. It is not clear how the groups were selected. Authors indicate treatment was early but do not specify the treatment delay.

Heras et al., 9/2/2020, retrospective, Andorra, Europe, peer-reviewed, median age 85.0, 13 authors, dosage not specified.

risk of death, 95.6% lower, RR 0.04, p = 0.004, treatment 8 of 70 (11.4%), control 16 of 30 (53.3%), adjusted per study.

Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious outcomes. For an individual study the most serious outcome may have a smaller number of events and lower statistical signficance, however this provides the strongest evidence for the most serious outcomes when combining the results of many trials.

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